James Addison Cravens
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's2nd district
In office March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865
Preceded by	William H. English
Succeeded by	Michael C. Kerr
Member of theIndiana House of Representatives
In office 1848–1849
Member of theIndiana Senate
In office 1850-1853
Personal details
Born	(1818-11-04)November 4, 1818 Rockingham County, Virginia, US
Died	June 20, 1893(1893-06-20) (aged 74) Hardinsburg, Indiana, US
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician

James Addison Cravens (November 4, 1818 – June 20, 1893) was a nineteenth-century politician and military veteran fromIndiana who served two terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1865. He was the second cousin ofJames Harrison Cravens.

Born inRockingham County, Virginia, Cravens moved nearHardinsburg, Indiana with his father in 1820 where he attended public schools as a child. He engaged inagricultural pursuits andlivestock raising.

served in theMexican–American War asMajor (United States) of the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Regiment from 1846 to 1847 and was a member of theIndiana House of Representatives in 1848 and 1849. Cravens served in theIndiana Senate from 1850 to 1853, was commissioned abrigadier general in theIndiana Militia in 1854.

He was elected aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1860, serving from 1861 to 1865, not being a candidate for renomination in 1864. During the lame-duck session of the 38th Congress, he voted against the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery.

He was a delegate to theNational Union Convention in 1866 and to theDemocratic National Convention in 1868.

He resumedagricultural pursuits until his death inHardinsburg, Indiana on June 20, 1893. He was interred in Hardin Cemetery in Hardinsburg.

• United States Congress."James A. Cravens (id: C000883)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-18

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